| Regimental number | 2/296 |
| Address | Rohere Hotel, Hawera |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, J Cosgrave, Upper Waiwera, Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | Driver |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Divisional Cemetery (Section L, Grave No 10), Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James A and Ellen Cosgrave, Upper Waiwera, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Main Body |